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So burned the dimness froht becanificently the mountains loomed Black inroads and patches on the slopes shohere a few days back all bad been white The snoasfast Dale would soon be free to ride down to Pine And that was an event Helen prayed for, yet feared as she had never feared anything

The noonday dinner-bell startled Helen from a reverie that was a pleasant after at least -rooht fromor door This absence had occurred before, but not particularly to disturb Helen In this instance, however, she greorried Her nerves presaged strain There was an overcharge of sensibility in her feelings or a strange pressure in the very at her apprehension, which was not ated by the expressive fears of old Maria, the Mexican woman who served her

After dinner she sent word to Roy and Carmichael that they had better ride out to look for Bo Then Helen applied herself resolutely to her books until a rapid clatter of hoofs out in the court caused her to ju in

"Did you find her?" queried Helen, hurriedly

"Wasn't no track or sign of her up the north range," replied Roy, as he dismounted and threw his bridle "An' I was ridin' back to take up her tracks froas comin' an' he waved his sombrero He was comin' up fro into the lane He was er, and he made the dust fly

"Wal, he's seen her, thet's shore," vouchsafed Roy, with relief, as Carmichael rode up

"Miss Nell, she's comin'," said the cowboy, as he reined in and slid doith his graceful single motion Then in a violent action, characteristic of him, he slammed his sombrero down on the porch and threw up both arms "I've a hunch it's coas, talk sense," expostulated Roy "Miss Helen is shore nervous to-day Has anythin' happened?"

"I reckon, but I don't knohat," replied Carettin' old For I shore felt orful queer till I seen Bo She was ridin' down the ridge across the valley Ridin' soht off, if she doesn't stop in the village"